Swinging gate



(No Model.)

W GEPPORD.

SWINGING GATE. No. 379,457. Patented Men 13; 1 888.

Willicam aepforcb.

wwwexo I. Qk zw )l I EJNTTED STATES PATENT Orrica.

WILLIAM GEPFORD, OF VEST SALEM, OHIO.

SWINGING GATE.

1 SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,457, dated March 13, 1888.

Application filed December 23, 1887. Serial No. 258,835. (No model) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM GEPFORD, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Nest Salem, in the county of Wayne and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swinging Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvementsin swinging gates; and it consistsin the novel construction and arrangement of the parts thereof, which will be more fully hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide an automatically-operating gate which is simple and effective in its construction, strong and durable, easily handled and readily understood, positive in its action, and cheap in manufacture. I attain this object by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im proved form of gate. Fig. 2 is a detail view and side elevation of a portion of the gate, showing the spring-latch.

A A indicate two posts of the gate-supporting frame, having a cross head or strip, A, with a central enlargement, a. In direct alignment below the central enlargement, a, of the top or cross strip, A, a base-block, a is mounted within the ground. The pivot post is mounted at its upper end in the central enlargement, a, in the upper strip, A, and at its lower end in the base-block a. This pivot-post B is stationary and passes through the gate 0 near its rear portion. An opening is formed on each side of the. pivot-post B, bounded by two vertical strips, 0, in the gate. The pivotpost B is provided with coiled springs S S, which have projecting fingers or arms extending therefrom in-reverse directions.

The rear end of the gate 0 is provided with a weighted box or inclosure, C, for the purpose of giving it sufficient impetus while swing ing. On each of the posts A a drop-catch, G7, which projects inwardly from said posts, is mounted. On each side of. the said posts A larger posts, D, are mounted, which are provided at their upper ends with arms d, carrying depending blocks or swivel-rollers, as may be desired. A rope or cord, B, having a ring, 1', on its lower end, passes through a staple in each of the posts D, and thence, through a staple in the cross piece or head A, extends downward and is connected to a staple secured to the drop-catch a. By this means the said drop-catches may be elevated, as will be readily understood,for purposes which will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

A latch-post, E, is mounted in alignment with the pivot-postB, and is provided with a suitable striker-plate, as will be readily understood. On the end of the gate adjacent to the latch post, when in a closed position, aspringlatch, L, is provided, which consists, essentially, of a wire bent into a coil at its lower end, projected through the front post of the gate, and bent downward to secure the lower end thereof. Said wire above the coil passes through astaple and is bent in such a form as to give it sufficient spring motion, extends upward, and is again bent at right angles and passed through the front post of the gate, and on the inner end thereof a hook is formed. To this the outer end of a rope, R, is secured, and extending back is secured at its rear end to a ring, a, to which the ends of two ropes, R, are secured. These ropes pass through a double block containing pulleys, which is secured to the top of the rear portion of the gate, and thence through the depending blocks secured to the arms d of the posts D, and have weights Wsecured at their lower ends, as fully. shown.

The operation of my improved gate is as follows: In drawing down upon either one of the cords R the latch of the gate is disengaged from connection with its striker-plate, and the gate is thrown around to one side or the other and engages with one of the drop-catches a. When the gate thus swings around, the arms of the spring S engage with the vertical strips adjacent thereto, as hereinbefore set forth, and after a vehicle or person has passed through the gate, by drawing down upon either one of the ropes R, the drop-catch is released from the gate and the said spring-arms of the springs S force the gate around until the spring-catch engages with the striker-plate on the catch-post.

It will be understood that the rear weighted end of the gate acts as an auxiliary to give the desired swinging impetus, as will be readily understood. The springs S and their arms act upon the gate, as hereinbefore described, through the construction of the stationary pivot-post, the gate swinging upon the post.

This form of gate is very convenient, as it is not necessary that persons passing in vehicles therethrough should dismount from the said vehicle to open or close the gate.

I claim- 1. The combination of the posts A, carrying the d rop-catches a, in connection with the ropes R, the cross-head A on said posts, having the central enlargement, a, stationarily-mounted pivot-post B, having springsS thereon provided with projecting arms, the gate 0, mounted upon said pivot-post, spring-catch for said gate, the ropes connected to said spring-catch, and the two posts D on each side of the gate, having the terminal ends of said ropes in engagement therewith, for the purposes set forth, substantially as described.

2. In a gate, the combination of the gatesupporting frame comprising the two posts A and the cross-head A, the stationary pivotpost B, secured at its lower end in a base-block, a and at its upper end in the cross-head A, the gate proper having two vertical strips, 0, arranged therein, as set forth, to form a space on each side of the pivot-post B, which passes centrally therethrough, and the springs S, mounted upon the post B and having arms projecting in reverse directions, which engage with the vertical strips 0', substantially as described.

3. The combination of the gate-supporting frame comprising the posts A and cross-head A, the stationarily-mounted pivot-post B, carrying springs having projecting arms, the gate mounted upon said post A, adapted to be closed by said spring-arms, spring-catch for said gate, the drop-catches a on the sides of the posts A, the ropes R, engaging with said catches, the rope R, secured to the spring-catch at its outer end and to a ring at the rear portion of the gate, and the tworopes R secured to the ring to which the rear portion of the rope R is secured, and passing through pulleys depending from arms secured to the posts D, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

XVILLIAM GEPFORD.

Vitnesses:

L. B. KEELER, G. A. CARLIN. 

